Question

Read the boy’s letter to an advice column and decide if the following statements are T (true) or F (false) according to it. Correct the false ones.

BOY WHO WEARS HIS HAIR LONG TUSSLES WITH DAD WHO DOESN'T DEAR ABBY:
I am an almost-14-year-old boy in Iowa. My father thinks my hair is too long and says I should get a summer cut — short like his, of course. The reason, according to my mom, is adults have said how bad my hair looks. I believe if they're going to be so rude as to say that to my mom, I should keep it long to keep them mad. I get the feeling that my dad is afraid, as a physician, that it's hurting his reputation. Abby, I'm a good kid. I get straight A's. I'm involved in many constructive activities, and my hair is just a little over my ears, almost touching my T-shirt collar in the back, and my bangs are brushed to the side. Who's right here?
IRRITATED IN IOWA.
Vocabulary
Physician: doctor.
Bangs: fringe.
a) The boy’s father doesn’t like the color of his hair. ( ) ________________________________________________________

b) Adults have had a bad opinion about the boy’s hair. ( ) ______________________________________________________

c) The boy’s father wants him to get his hair cut. ( ) ___________________________________________________________

d) The pronoun “them” refers (1st paragraph), to people at school who bullied him about his hair. ( ) ___________________

e) The boy is involved in several problems at school. ( ) _________________________________________________________

f) According to the context, the verb “to tussle” means in Portuguese “discutir, argumentar”. ( )________________________
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Answer 1

Resposta:

⇒⇒  Write T (true) or F (false)

DEAR ABBY:

I am an almost-14-year-old boy in Iowa. My father thinks my hair is too long and says I should get a summer cut — short like his, of course. The reason, according to my mom, is adults have said how bad my hair looks. I believe if they're going to be so rude as to say that to my mom, I should keep it long to keep them mad. I get the feeling that my dad is afraid, as a physician, that it's hurting his reputation. Abby, I'm a good kid. I get straight A's. I'm involved in many constructive activities, and my hair is just a little over my ears, almost touching my T-shirt collar in the back, and my bangs are brushed to the side. Who's right here?

a) The boy’s father doesn’t like the color of his hair. (F)

b) Adults have had a bad opinion about the boy’s hair. (T)

c) The boy’s father wants him to get his hair cut. (T)

d) The pronoun “them” refers (1st paragraph), to people at school who bullied him about his hair. (F)

e) The boy is involved in several problems at school. (F)

f) According to the context, the verb “to tussle” means in Portuguese “discutir, argumentar”. (T)

Explicação: